Money talks and if Cuban also believes in Donaghy which I think he does He has the money and if the nba decides to fine hime 100k thats nothing to Cuban. He will argue and make himself look like an idiot because he can do that! Just like Flip Says it!
If they upheld his protest they could have to replay part of the game, but there isn't a snowball's chance thats happening. It's a rare thing, but there was actually a replay last season: http://www.nba.com/nba_news/replay_080304.html In that case there was a blatant error, miscounting the number of fouls on a player. Arguing calls by the refs is a lot more subjective.
Let's see, you don't understand why I can badmouth Mark Cuberty, I mean, Cuban? Hmm, how about the fact that he's an attention w**** who's a mediocre talent evaluator and whines to the media rather than filing the protest behind the scenes like most teams do? How about not blaming the officials after every single loss, which Cuban literally does (and don't say everybody does, not true, San Antonio repeatedly says things like, "Well, there were a few mistakes, but maybe if we would have played defense in the ___ quarter, it wouldn't have come to that?")? Yes, there is such a thing as "fair and square" FOR THE MOST PART because there are always going to be a few calls that miss the mark. I mean, shoot, every team could protest that a foul wasn't called on a last-second shot that did or didn't win a game- look at the Bucks-Lakers recent game for a perfect example. Did either team make a big stink about it? No. It's part of the game. It happens. And yes, other teams and coaches, etc. do OCCASIONALLY complain about stuff. But Cuban is extreme- and yes, there are degrees. So, take your ludicrosity comment and shove it. But, hey, we understand, Cuban lover. You go back to supporting Cuban and thinking how wonderful an owner he is, go ahead. I absolutely love that Mark Cuban is the owner of the Mavericks because that means he'll be involved in personnel and coaching decisions, thus preventing his team from ever winning a championship. I think it's great. Power to MC Powder Blue! The Cubester! Cubescence! Mark the Rube Man!
Cuban is the biggest frekkin crybaby out there. Remember, this clown tried to sue Don Nelson for beating his team in that playoff series. These calls he's complaining about where subjective and didn't cost them the game. You can make an argument that Kidd should have been tossed so he got away with that one. These guys got angry because the Rockets didn't lay down so quit tryin to take it away from their scrappy effort. The "bad calls" evened out in this game and Dallas came up short mainly because Dirk didn't come back -- not because of the refs
Waaahhhh! Dallas has no one to blame but themselves. It wasn't just about Wade- what about Dirk's choke job? He let Udonis Haslem shut him down, for Cripes' sakes. What about Terry's disappearing act? What about, hmm, not double-teaming Wade hardly ever when no one else was really a threat on the floor? I mean, the Mavs didn't even take it to 7 games. Pitiful. The Dallas Navericks are pathetic, bunch of losers, Waffle House-brawling, national anthem-hating, stupid bird-imitating, Jim Carrey-lookalike, crybabying pansies. Go cry in your pony cup.
Oh, I forgot about that- trying to sue Nelson because "he stole our plays!!" How ridiculous? Could it get any more embarrassing for Mavericks fans? I hate that entire team with the exception of Nowitski- I know I go against the grain from what most Rockets fans think, but I think Dirk is an outstanding player and a class act, FOR THE MOST PART. Hopefully, he moves to another team later in his career so I can actually root for him. But the rest of that team, and I mean every single one from Cuban and Carlisle down to Terry, Howard, Barea, Thomas, Dampier, Kidd, the ballboys, the cheerleaders, and their stupid fans can .......
You have go to be kidding me. I didnt see the Raiders sueing the Buccaneers for knowing their system in the Super Bowl. Wow, Cuban has one over Al Davis. And I thought Davis was the pinnacle for meddling owners.
I just don't get the manlove this guy gets from opposing team fans. Yeah he's willing to spend the money, but the annoying douchebag factor outweighs that by a large margin IMO. I'd rather punch him in the face than have him as my team's owner.
He acts like a fan. Like 95% of the people that post here, he'll see things with rose-colored glasses and he's opinionated. It doesn't make him a douchebag.
How many fans get to file a formal complaint to league offices about the officiating after his team gets beat? How many fans get to complain about the moving screens from Yao thereby potentially affecting the outcome of games and a series? Sorry, but he's a Grade A meddling wingnut D-bag in my book.
****ing r****d. we should have never played that bunch of sucking babies... come on this is nba not wnba HATER
It's the personal responsibility of being an owner that he seems to fail at. Maybe he thinks filing a protest will lend more credence than simply whining about calls that didnt go your way. In essence thats what's going on.
Suing Don Nelson for using what he knew about the Mavericks as a coach of the Warriors is utter douchebaggery at its highest. http://nba.fanhouse.com/2007/06/29/mark-cuban-suing-don-nelson-for-beating-the-mavs-in-the-playoffs/
Look Im probably the Biggest Rockets Fan in this forum but at the same time dont let your HOMER ship take over of your wrong thoughts.
They're not wrong, they're absolutely right. Because they're all MY OPINION. The Dallas Mavericks did not lose that series due to officiating. They lost because they didn't double-team Wade, Dirk let Haslem shut him down (just like he did with Stephen Jackson against the Warriors), and no one else on the Mavericks stepped up.
Mark Cuban does things that, in the proper context, would be acceptable. I work with many clients who have non-compete agreements, and we absolutely have to steer ourselves away from certain companies or the former companies will definitely sue. And many companies use a strict ratings systems to make sure that their vendors are performing up to their acceptable level. But Cuban just doesn't understand that what works for corporate America does not always work for professional sports. You want a good example of how to do your job as an owner and/or coach in the NBA? The San Antonio Spurs. Their owner and coach hire top talent to do their scouting, which is why they always get steals in the draft, their coach holds all his players equally accountable, including Duncan, they don't play the "officials robbed us of a victory" card (even when the league admitted that Brent Barry was fouled, on a potential game-winning shot, Popovich was nothing but classy about it), and they go about their business the right way, which is why it's not surprising they've enjoyed the success they've had. The whole non-compete thing- if that were to happen in sports, it would be ludicrous. It just doesn't work the way it does in private industry- and it never will, and that's why he was universally ridiculed for it. The Cuban Who Cried Wolf- that's where he's at and that's why the Mavs will never win it all.
The relevant question isn't "get to", its "would if they could". The Rockets filed a formal complaint about officiating on Yao after game 2 last year. I thought that was fair for them to do. A lot of Blazer fans thought they were just being whiny d-bags. I guess you agree with them?
Yes, a complaint, but not a protest to the game requesting it be replayed or whatever. Complaints are filed all the time. Most of them are in the vein of "see to it that stuff like this doesn't happen again." What Cuban is doing here is beyond that.
